Celebrate bacon at the first-annual River Falls Bacon Bash

Bacon-caramel ice cream from Falcon Foods will be available at the event

Food trends come and go, but bacon will never go out of style. Why? Because it's just so darn good, we can't help ourselves. Next weekend, bacon-lovers can pay homage to the deliciously crispy treat with the first-annual River Falls Bacon Bash festival.

On Sunday, September 8, the 100 block of East Elm Street will be home to a day full of bacon-centric activities. From cook-offs and a parade of pets (we sincerely hope some of them have bacon costumes) to live music and a craft beer samples, there's something for every bacon lover. Make sure you don't miss out on the pig calling and pig impersonation contest at 1 p.m. It's sure to have you squealing along, too.

The Bacon Bash was just selected as a qualifier for the Bacon World Championship competition, which means that both the amateur and professional winners of the day's bacon cook-offs will be able to compete for the grand-daddy of all bacon trophies (and a sizzling $300,000) in Las Vegas this November.